Tag: nodemcu

  • Working with the WIFI module

    Working with the WIFI module

    The Arctic Tracker lab model has a main microcontroller unit (Teensy 3) and a ESP-12 WIFI module. Now, can we connect the tracker to a PC or to the internet (using WIFI) and can we make a web interface to configure the tracker? Yes, it seems like we can.  It can connect to the internet,…

  • Assembling and testing the tracker lab model

    Assembling and testing the tracker lab model

    The picture above shows the PCB for the Arctic Tracker with most parts mounted. It was straightforward to solder the parts on the board, except the Teensy. It can be tricky since it need to have 37 pins soldered on it first, and these should either be soldered onto the PCB either directly or a…

  • Designing a lab model

    Designing a lab model

    The Arctic Tracker project is not dead (yet). The idea is to develop a tracker device with traits like these:  It is modular, it can be assembled mainly from existing modules. Should be fairly easy to assemble. It  has plenty of computing room and is open source. It can be a platform for hacking and…